DeKalb County climate

DeKalb County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Payne, 7.7 km from DeKalb County

Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 54°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.01 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at DeKalb County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
5.01 in
Record high
94°FMay 27, 2012
Record low
38°FMay 4, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.9
Daylight
13 h 35 min to 14 h 18 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
4.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 178°F54°F89°F 201240°F 20210%
May 278°F54°F89°F 201242°F 20230%
May 378°F55°F93°F 202440°F 20050%
May 478°F55°F89°F 202438°F 20040%
May 578°F55°F86°F 201038°F 20040%
May 679°F56°F92°F 202439°F 20170%
May 779°F56°F88°F 201040°F 20200%
May 879°F56°F87°F 200445°F 20200%
May 979°F56°F93°F 202540°F 20200%
May 1080°F57°F89°F 200438°F 20200%
May 1180°F57°F89°F 201138°F 20200%
May 1280°F57°F92°F 202444°F 20200%
May 1380°F58°F90°F 201839°F 20130%
May 1481°F58°F91°F 201842°F 20020%
May 1581°F58°F92°F 201842°F 20020%
May 1681°F58°F88°F 202247°F 20060%
May 1781°F59°F90°F 201744°F 20110%
May 1882°F59°F93°F 202543°F 20090%
May 1982°F59°F89°F 202540°F 20020%
May 2082°F60°F90°F 201739°F 20020%
May 2182°F60°F91°F 202241°F 20020%
May 2282°F60°F90°F 202242°F 20020%
May 2383°F60°F92°F 202546°F 20020%
May 2483°F61°F92°F 201050°F 20150%
May 2583°F61°F92°F 201948°F 20050%
May 2683°F61°F92°F 201949°F 20050%
May 2784°F62°F94°F 201253°F 20030%
May 2884°F62°F92°F 201246°F 20010%
May 2984°F62°F92°F 201254°F 20030%
May 3084°F63°F93°F 201251°F 20030%
May 3185°F63°F94°F 201155°F 20250%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at DeKalb County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 7:50 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00013043 (Ft Payne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00013043, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.